VIDEO: Judge And Lawyers Divided Over Whether To Refer To Rihanna As ASAP Rocky’s Wife Or Girlfriend In His Trial

It seems like the judge and lawyers can’t come to a consensus on how to refer to Rihanna in ASAP Rocky’s trial. Is she his wife or his girlfriend? The plot thickens!

Now, you might be scratching your head and wondering why this is such a big deal. Well, let me break it down for you. See, words matter in a courtroom. They can shape the perception of a person or a situation. And in this case, it seems like everyone has a different opinion on how to address Rihanna.

Some folks argue that referring to Rihanna as ASAP Rocky’s wife gives her a certain level of credibility and influence. After all, being someone’s wife is seen as a more serious commitment than being their girlfriend. Plus, it could also give her some legal rights and protections.

Rocky was not in court, but he’s to appear at the main criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday for the start of jury selection.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark S. Arnold plans to ask potential jurors if they’re familiar with 36-year-old Rocky or megastar singer Rihanna, with whom he has two young children, and he asked a question Wednesday that sounded straight out of celebrity gossip circles: “Are they legally married?”

Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina said he didn’t know but that they have two children together and Rihanna is his “common-law wife.”

“Just ‘wife’ is fine. However you’d like,” Tacopina said.

Arnold told Tacopina he’d call Rihanna “whatever you want me to call her,” but Deputy District Attorney John Lewin said she should only be called Rocky’s wife if she’s legally married to him.

“If they are legally married anywhere, she will be his wife. If they are not legally married anywhere, she is his significant other,” the judge said. He’ll decide for sure on Tuesday.

Rocky, whose hits include the 2019 smash “Praise the Lord,” is charged with two counts of first-degree assault with a firearm for a Nov. 6, 2021, confrontation in Hollywood with a now-former friend from high school, Terrell “Relli” Ephron.

In the end, it’s up to the judge to make the final call on how Rihanna will be referred to in ASAP Rocky’s trial. So stay with BSO for more updates about this court drama.

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